MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.73% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	81.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '17 at 23:28
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 744 79% 631 Pts	64-Core 741 46% 741 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A12) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4664 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.73% Terrible	Lighting 8.07 Reflection 12 Parallax 7.88 7% 9.3 fps	MRender 11.2 Gravity 6.93 Splatting 16.7 10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.73% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0801A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 436 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 243 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 58 (A3) Unknown 100 100 10 (A4) Unknown 100 100 20247 (A5) Unknown 100 100 82 (A6) Unknown 100 100 7 (A7) Unknown 100 100 40 (94) Unknown 100 100 8753 (95) Unknown 100 100 324 (96) Unknown 100 100 137 (97) Unknown 100 100 282 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 4 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 37 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 51 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 69836 (F2) Unknown 100 100 125998 (F5) Unknown 100 100 323952	81.1% Excellent	Read 500 Write 298 Mixed 351 85% 383 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 59.9 4K Mixed 28.4 107% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 59.6 90% 171 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 118%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 640GB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 293GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 141 Write 154 Mixed 140 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 3.13 4K Mixed 0.78 170% 1.51 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 85%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 140GB free Firmware: 04.04V02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 194 193 3266 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3719 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 46 46 39911 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2629 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 384 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3720 (C2) HDA temperature 103 96 44 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	63.6% Good	Read 111 Write 111 Mixed 102 81% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 2.02 4K Mixed 0.61 140% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 68%
StoreJet Transcend 1.5TB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 463GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 83.3 Write 83.9 Mixed 54.1 92% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.25 4K Write 0.29 4K Mixed 0.15 16% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-3000 CL16 8GB 2x8GB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 29.8 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 29.7 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 104%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) - $127

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,434x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	628x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	530x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16